Xinyou (the fourth day of the lunar month) in March of the first year of Yuanyou.
Edict: The former residence of Emperor Shenzong, the palace, was renamed: Ruicheng Palace.
Zeng Bu, the Minister of Household Affairs, was awarded the title of Bachelor of Longtuge.
The monk commander of the Goryeo Dynasty, Shi Yitian, went to Bianjing again to pay tribute to the statue of the holy Buddha and several gold vessels on the Xinglong Festival. He ordered the Academy of Academicians to send an imperial edict to reward the monks on the day of his death. He also granted the monks one thousand pieces of clothing and cloth and one thousand taels of silver. .
The imperial edict was repeated, and the guilty officials were pardoned and exiled. Therefore, Guangxi Economic Strategy envoy Liu Yi was appointed as a high official in the court.
Liu Yi was formerly the economic and strategic envoy of Guangxi. Although his planning was improper, Jiaozhi invaded the invaders and Yongzhou fell. However, Liu Yi's plan was indeed to seek the country.
In the same imperial edict, Liu Yi was reinstated and his predecessor, the Guangxi Economic Envoy, was in charge of managing Xiuzhou and lived in Xiuzhou. Shen Qi became the official of Chaosan.
This is the official recognition by the imperial court that what Shen Qi and Liu Yi did back then, although it led to bad results, their starting point was good.
And the punishment has been enough.
As a result, these two former high-ranking officials who had been assigned residence were able to return home.
Their descendants will no longer be influenced by them in their official careers.
At the same time, this also means that at the central level, it has been determined to start a war with Jiaozhi!
Otherwise, why did Liu Yi rise and fall again at this time?
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Zhao Xu put down the pen in his hand, looked at the words he copied, and nodded slightly.
His handwriting is gradually becoming more powerful now.
It is no longer like in the past when the words written are too small and the handwriting is too soft.
Seeing that he had finished practicing calligraphy, Song Yongchen came to him and said softly: "Everyone, please go inside and serve the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I have been ordered to present the emperor's mourning clothes that you will wear tomorrow..."
Zhao Xu nodded, said oh, and asked: "Has the Academy of Sciences prepared a memorial ceremony for Huang Kao?"
"Early this morning, Deng Runfu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, has submitted a memorial to the late emperor to the two palaces." Song Yongchen replied: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager read it and thought it was very good, so she decided to send the King of Gaomi County to The Anhua Army Jiedu Envoy, Dazong Zheng Zhao Zongsheng, Xiangzhou Observation Envoy, Tongzhi Dazong Zhengzong Zhao Zongjing, and Sipu King Zhao Zonghui also served as Yonghouling Memorial Envoys and went to Yonghouling to worship the spirit of the late emperor."
After hearing this, Zhao Xu sat down sadly.
"It's been a year!" he sighed.
To be precise, it should be one year and one month.
Tomorrow will be one year since he ascended the throne, and it will also be the first anniversary of the death of the late emperor.
At the same time, it was still the 408th day since he woke up in Qingning Palace.
He has always had a good memory.
In such matters, remember to be even more careful.
so……
"Song Yongchen!" Zhao Xu asked: "It has been three hundred and ninety-five days since the emperor Kao was about to abandon the world, and I ascended the throne according to the imperial edict... How have I done in these three hundred and ninety-five days?"
Song Yongchen hurriedly knelt down and said: "I am an internal minister, how dare you make unreasonable comments on everyone?"
"But I heard that everyone inside and outside Bianjing said that you are a wise king, and the scholars and officials all regard you as a holy master like a king."
Zhao Xu smiled.
To be honest, he didn't know how he had done in the past year.
I can only predict in my heart that today's Song Dynasty should be better than his previous life.
At least the politics are relatively clear. The party struggle that used to be fierce and life-and-death, with only positions and no distinction between right and wrong, at least does not happen now.
At least the cracks between the new party and the old party have not widened.
This shows that he is good at pasting and mounting!
At least no one broke the pot.
But that's all.
The fundamental structural problems of the Song Dynasty's economy still exist, and may even have deepened.
The social contradictions in the Song Dynasty were not resolved in any way.
Zhao Xu still knows a lot about these.
If someone praises you for a few words, you won't know who you are anymore.
Zhao Xu took a deep look at Song Yongchen and said, "The escort is still loyal!"
"There are a lot of things that others won't tell me. Only my boss will tell me the truth."
Zhao Xu understood what Song Yongchen said just now.
Although he was flattering, he actually told Zhao Xu tactfully.
He is only a king in the eyes of scholar-bureaucrats, and a wise king in the eyes of nobles.
As for scholar-bureaucrats, nobles and relatives?
To be honest, even in some rural areas of Kaifeng Prefecture, Zhao Xu was not sure whether the local farmers knew that the Song Dynasty had changed to a new official family.
Even if they knew it, I'm afraid it wouldn't make much difference to these people whether the official in Bianjing was called Zhao Xu or Zhao Xu, right?
The taxes that should be paid must still be paid.
When you should be hungry, you should still be hungry.
There should be no money for medical treatment, but there is still no money for medical treatment.
In the past year since Zhao Xu came to the throne, what has really benefited these people is probably the abolition of the Baojia Law in inland areas.
Let these people use their free time to do odd jobs to supplement their family income, instead of being stupidly caught by the government for training.
As for other policies?
The reform of the exemption law involves the heads of third-class households and above and has nothing to do with the real common people.
The method of protecting horse and armor is on JD.com.
The market transaction law has nothing to do with these people.
Song Yongchen lay on his stomach and said nothing.
Zhao Xu waved his hand and said: "Get up!"
Song Yongchen stood up, still hunched over, and Zhao Xu said to him: "Call Shi Deyi here. I have something to ask him."
"No!" Song Yongchen bowed again, then bowed and exited the east pavilion of Funing Hall, walked to the hall, and Song Yongchen let out a sigh of relief.
Then he walked up to Shi Deyi who was waiting in the palace and whispered: "Everyone, please come in."
Shi De nodded and walked in.
Entering the East Pavilion, he saw the female official next to the young official putting away the calligraphy he had just copied.
"Everyone." Shi De bowed.
"We all know it's coming." Zhao Xu smiled and sat down on the mattress, moving away from him.
Shi Deyi stood up respectfully, lowered his head, and stood in front of Zhao Xu.
"Has anything happened in Bianjing recently?" Zhao Xu asked.
Shi Deyi lowered his head and replied: "There is something I want to report to everyone."
"Um?"
"Recently, the Detective Department has found out that in Bianjing City, there seems to be merchants secretly purchasing Jiaozi from Song and Liao Dynasties." Shi De reported: "It is said that someone is recycling Jiaozi at a price higher than the official price."
Zhao Xu immediately sat upright.
His experience in modern times taught him that he must be wary of any disturbance in financial matters!
Otherwise, someone else can give him a big play in a matter of minutes.
Song and Liao Jiaozi were the first Jiaozi issued in the Song Dynasty with copper coins as face value.
This made him pay more attention to it.
He has to personally control any risks.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Zhao Xu asked.
Shi Deyi lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the detective department has found out that someone seems to be trying to use Jiaozi to make money."
"Qian Yin?"
Zhao Xu frowned, of course he knew that the so-called Qian Yin was the predecessor of Jiaozi.
The original Jiaozi, called Jiaoyin, was better said to be a money order than a paper currency.
The specific operation method is that the merchant deposits the money to the designated Qianyinpu, and the Qianyinpu issues a cross-invoice to the merchant.
The merchant then takes the designated money and delivers it to the designated place for acceptance.
Qian Yinpu earns the intermediate handling fees.
This set of operating procedures is said to have existed in the Tang Dynasty.
After the Song Dynasty, due to the chaos in Shu, it became more and more popular and evolved into Jiaozipu.
Then, the famous financial crisis of the Song Dynasty happened - Jiaozi shops were of mixed quality, and some people did this business just to make a fortune and run away.
The appearance of these people almost completely destroyed Jiaozi's credibility.
It also plunged Sichuan's financial market into a devastating disaster.
Then, Zhang Guaiya reorganized Jiaozi Bank, established Guanjiaozi, and issued Guanjiaozi with official money as a deposit.
"Tell me about it." Zhao Xu asked calmly: "How do those merchants plan to use Jiaozi to make money?"
Shi Deyi lowered his head and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Detective Department has learned that it is said that there is a merchant surnamed Huang from Xuzhou. Recently, he gathered several other wealthy businessmen in the capital to secretly purchase Jiaozi. It is said that he
I want to take Jiaozi as the basis and build a shop similar to Qianyin in Bianjing to specialize in the transfer of money and goods between Bianjing and Xuzhou."
Zhao Xu understood.
Someone plans to acquire Jiaozi and use Jiaozi's reputation to endorse his own business, thus acting as a middleman.
To be precise, that person's so-called Qian Yin should be a bank?
Just like those Ming and Qing banks he had seen on modern TV, the ticket numbers were ordinary.
However, banknotes in the Ming and Qing Dynasties used silver as capital.
And this person plans to use Jiaozi as capital?
"Interesting!" Zhao Xu commented simply.
Then he asked: "Your surname is Huang? Are you from Xuzhou?"
"Yes." Shi Deyi answered with his head lowered.
Zhao Xu smiled, this is what the Song Dynasty was like.
No matter what kind of business you do, you must have an official background, otherwise the business will not be successful!
Apart from other things, in today's Song Dynasty, every time goods pass through a county, state, or road, they have to pay a tax. This is called a tax.
The legal tax rate is generally 5%, but in reality it is far more.
Because local officials can tax specific goods as needed.
When the goods arrive at the destination for sale, a local tax must be levied. This is the residence tax, which is generally 5%.
Therefore, there is a saying that one cannot sell firewood even if it is a hundred miles away, and one cannot buy rice even if it is a thousand miles away.
However, this is a restriction for ordinary people.
Businesses in the homes of dignitaries are not subject to this restriction.
The higher the status, the fewer restrictions.
It is precisely for this reason that Zhao Xu does not dare to attack the current commercial tax system easily.
Because, the current commercial tax protects the interests of high-ranking officials, especially the scholar-bureaucrat group.
Therefore, Zhao Xu naturally easily connected a Xuzhou merchant named Huang with Huang Lu, the magistrate of Xuzhou.
"Keep watching!" Zhao Xu ordered: "Find out as soon as possible what the intentions of these people are? Who are they involved in? But don't alarm them!"
"No." Shi De bowed.
"Is there anything else going on in Bianjing City recently?" Zhao Xu then asked
Shi Deyi hesitated for a moment and then said: "There is indeed a legend."
"Um?"
"It is said that the grandson of Han Jiang, the left prime minister, promoted the official affairs of Changping, Chengdu, to Han rank in Shu. It seems that there is something illegal!"
Zhao Xu nodded: "I heard that someone seemed to impeach him in the first month of the year."
In the Song Dynasty, which minister was not impeached?
The Yushitai has KPIs for Zaizhi, so it will find something for them to do whenever they have nothing to do.
What's more, getting caught!?
"What's wrong?" Zhao Xu asked.
Shi Deyi replied: "After the impeachment of the censor in the first month, the imperial court appointed Guo Si, the prison officer of Chengdu Fulu Road, to investigate the illegal affairs of the Han class!"
"Now, the Detective Department has found out that there are discussions in Bianjing City. It is said that merchants from Shu are talking about it. Guo Si deliberately protects Han Jie in order to gain access to the prime minister of the dynasty."
Zhao Xu laughed when he heard this.
Clinging to the prime minister?! Han Jiang?
Han Jiang is about to step down!
With this thought, Zhao Xu became serious.
He stood up and told Shi Deyi: "Go and find out this matter for me!"
"Sending someone to Chengdu, I want to know the real situation there."
"In addition, pay close attention to the wind direction in the capital..."
Zhao Xu couldn't help but become insensitive.
Han Jiang, who is already over seventy years old, has sold his life for more than a year with a handful of old bones.
He won't be a left prime minister for much longer.
Han Jiang's body cannot withstand high-intensity work.
When he completes the review of the Youth Law at hand, he will be successful and retire without anyone else telling him.
But now, if someone can't wait even a few months, they will use any means to oust Han Jiang.
Then Zhao Xu would definitely not spare him.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu asked: "By the way, Shi Deyi, now that Dongfu Shaoyi is in power, who does everyone in the capital recommend?"
"Who is the loudest voice from both the government and the opposition?"
Shi Deyi replied: "Your Majesty, I have informed you that now the governors of the capital all think that Zeng Bu, the Minister of Household Affairs, Han Zhongyan, the Minister of Rites, Zeng Xiaokuan, the Minister of Personnel, etc. are more suitable. In addition, Li Chang, the imperial censor, has the right to know the Kaifeng Prefecture.
Cai Jing and others were also mentioned."
Zhao Xu nodded.
In the past, the tradition of the Song Dynasty was that when there was a vacancy in the administration, the four chief ministers often filled the place.
The so-called four heads are the Quanzhi Kaifeng Prefecture, Yushi Zhongcheng, the three secretaries and the Hanlin bachelor.
But after Xining, the ruling was no longer limited to the top four.
Instead, it was extended to all important ministers at all levels to be appointed.
But today's situation is rather special.
Because Zhao Xu has not yet taken charge of the government, the two palaces have closed the curtains, but the two palaces actually don't know much about the ministers.
The selection of important ministers such as the governor has changed from the emperor's decision in the past to the recommendation of the ministers now.
It is precisely because of this that the Dongfu has been in power until now.
That is a cool umbrella!
Shi Deyi lowered his head and continued: "The people who have the loudest voices from both the government and the public now are Zeng Bu, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Han Zhongyan, the Minister of Rites."
Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and said in his heart: "The governance of the Dongfu should be decided as soon as possible!"
At this time, Zhang Dun is probably already sharpening his sword against Cochin in Guangxi, and maybe the army has already reached the border.
But Bianjing has not chosen a successor yet.
This will inevitably shake the hearts of the ruling and opposition parties, and will inevitably give some people some bad ideas.
Maybe...
Someone wants a seat!
Zhao Xu had to doubt this possibility.
After all, it is a cool umbrella! It is even the position of prime minister!
Think about it carefully.
Now the two prime ministers in the capital, Han Jiang, are over seventy, and Lu Gongzu is almost seventy.
Neither of them stayed long.
Han Jiang can do it until the end of this year at most, and Lu Gong can still do it for another two years if he dies.
In other words, once Han Jiang resigned as prime minister in advance, Lu Gongzhu was forced to take his place.
Then, the one left in the capital hall is the one in power, but the right prime minister who holds the power and is actually assisting the government!
